{"id":233718,"date":"2025-04-20T08:29:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T12:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=233718"},"modified":"2025-04-20T09:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T13:06:56","slug":"justice-in-our-image-robinson-says-caribbean-court-of-justice-embodies-regional-self-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/justice-in-our-image-robinson-says-caribbean-court-of-justice-embodies-regional-self-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice in Our Image: Robinson Says Caribbean Court of Justice Embodies Regional Self-Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1405026340\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" 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\/><\/a><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Justice in Our Image: Robinson Says Caribbean Court Embodies Regional Self-Governance<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"antig-3032490860\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0041\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A leading Caribbean constitutional law expert has called for deeper regional ownership of legal and political institutions, describing the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/beyond-the-privy-council-a-constitutional-scholars-case-for-caribbean-judicial-sovereignty\/?swcfpc=1\">Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)<\/a><\/strong> as a central pillar of self-governance and identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delivering the Norman Manley Distinguished Lecture in Kingston, Jamaica, Professor Tracy Robinson said the CCJ represents not only a legal forum but also a reflection of the Caribbean\u2019s post-independence aspirations.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4199062430\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1880517811\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0040\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDespite the diversity of our experiences, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/beyond-the-privy-council-a-constitutional-scholars-case-for-caribbean-judicial-sovereignty\/?swcfpc=1\">CCJ <\/a><\/strong>is ours,\u201d she said, noting the court\u2019s 20th anniversary. \u201cIt is no longer an idea under construction\u2014it is a functioning institution that mirrors the Caribbean\u2019s legal maturity and plural identity.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-1788868574\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Robinson, who teaches at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Faculty of Law, argued that reliance on the UK\u2019s Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as the region\u2019s final court of appeal is no longer appropriate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said continued loyalty to external institutions reflects what Barbadian writer George Lamming once described as \u201cthe terror of the mind\u201d\u2014a lingering doubt in the Caribbean\u2019s own capacities.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4252179289\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Only five CARICOM countries\u2014Barbados, Guyana, Belize, Dominica and St Lucia\u2014have adopted the CCJ in its appellate jurisdiction. Other states continue to send their final legal appeals to London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Professor Robinson framed the court as part of a broader effort to decolonise Caribbean legal education and jurisprudence.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1691636475\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1301\" height=\"301\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>She highlighted decisions from the CCJ that have addressed constitutional reform, electoral integrity, and outdated colonial laws\u2014particularly those shielded by \u201csavings clauses,\u201d which prevent judicial review of laws passed before independence.<\/p><div id=\"antig-491256806\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In her view, the court\u2019s approach to interpreting these laws shows a commitment to regional self-determination. \u201cThe CCJ treats with suspicion the overwhelming impact on the dignity of Caribbean people of laws which were not made by the same people to whom they apply,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Robinson also argued that the court has contributed to the development of a Caribbean democratic culture, where public dialogue, accountability and constitutional values take precedence over imported legal traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:560\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ProfessorTracyRobinson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233517\" 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Robinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She questioned the continued emphasis on the UK\u2019s Westminster model, stating that Caribbean constitutions must be understood on their own terms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe unpoetic truth is that saying we have durable Westminster constitutions that generate regular elections leaves us wholly unresourced to address the cacophony of democratic dysfunctions we experience,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lecture included references to CCJ judgments concerning the right to vote, electoral disputes in Guyana, and media freedom. Robinson said these rulings illustrate the court\u2019s role in safeguarding democratic principles in politically fragile contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Robinson\u2019s lecture coincided with a year of planned academic activities celebrating the court\u2019s 20th anniversary, including research publications, case studies and student-led forums at the Norman Manley Law School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her address concluded with a call for renewed regional commitment to the CCJ and a broader cultural shift toward recognising Caribbean legal institutions as both competent and legitimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is not only about law,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is about who we believe ourselves to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-213452436\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justice in Our Image: Robinson Says Caribbean Court Embodies Regional Self-Governance A leading Caribbean constitutional law expert has called for deeper regional ownership of legal and political institutions, describing the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as a central pillar of self-governance and identity. 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